Saudi Gazette Report

RIYADH — The National Center of Wildlife (NCW) announced the graduation of the first batch of female rangers, consisting of six trainees, after they have completed the qualification and training requirements through a package of basic training programs for the profession of ranger.

These courses were conducted at the center’s main headquarters, as well as at the Ibex Reserve Protected Area, located in Hotat Bani Tamim, south Riyadh and the Farasan Islands in the southern Jazan region, and the King Khalid Center for Wildlife Research, located in the Al-Thumamah area at the foot of mount Tuwaiq, 70 km north of the city of Riyadh. The courses aimed at qualifying the female mobile cadres and improving the performance of the human capabilities working at the center.

Dr. Mohammed Ali Qurban, CEO of NWC, congratulated the first batch of female rangers, saying that their graduation embodies the center’s keenness to provide quality training programs that enhance the performance of its employees, as well as to contribute to improving their practical outcomes, and reflect the center’s keenness to empower women in all fields. “We are working at the center to be an inspiring model in empowering the workforce and improving their performance in a way that contributes to achieving the center’s goals and enhancing its distinguished record in developing wildlife, which is in accordance with the Kingdom’s Vision 2030,” he added.

The three-week courses included theoretical training through a number of introductory programs aimed at empowering the trainees with the concepts of protected areas, their classification, methodology and nature of work, understanding their practical programs and methodologies for participatory management, and knowing the importance of biodiversity in the Kingdom.

This is in addition to a package of other programs that enhance their skills in writing judicial reports of environmental violations in the reserve, skills for keeping discipline and punctuality, conflict management, effective communication, verbal communication, and focus on the requirements of the public.

This is followed by two-week training courses for a program to develop basic skills for success in the work environment, including behavioral skills and administrative systems at the workplace.